“I don’t feel as though I’m out of place or that age has been catching up with me,” the former Great Britain and England international said.

“Over the season as a whole I’ve been quite pleased with how I’ve been going. I feel okay and I’ve been recovering well after games. I’ve only missed two games, not through injury, but through being rested. I’ve not missed many through injury.

“But there are a lot of factors to sort out. Playing on is not out of the question, but I’ve just got to do the right thing for myself, for my family and for the club as well.”